A GERMAN SILVER-GILT CROWN FROM A TORAH SHIELD AND AN ITALIAN SILVER SMALL TORAH SHIELD
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November 20, 08:47 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT CROWN FROM A TORAH SHIELD AND AN ITALIAN SILVER SMALL TORAH SHIELD
the first from a Torah shield, set with colored pastes, maker's mark only F*S in conjoined circles, early 18th century; the second a baroque cartouche, part of a Torah Shield assembly, unmarked, mid 19th century, both with chains
length of first 5¼ in.
13.3 cm
The inscription translated on the second reads: "Gift of the children of Isaac Padova that his soul should be elevated in Paradise- The year 5624 (1864)".